Bush's life is a series of AWOLS.
He skips out - AWOL- on his Vietnam obligation and somehow can just become President many years later.
He's down on the ranch in August 2001, golfing and fishing - AWOL - while Mohammad Atta is buying box cutters and making plane reservations. 3,000 Americans are killed on 9/11 and he is not held accountable for nearly 2.5 years. Somehow he has the nerve to schedule his own recoronation in the very same city that was attacked!
Now his pet war in Iraq has spiralled out of control and he is AWOL down - yes, at that same ranch again. Getting ready for Easter with Mom and Dad. Somehow he has the nerve to avoid dealing with the war and allow more troops to be called up. Now he is AWOL from his very own war!
AWOL. A theme for Kerry to tie together all of Bush's avoidances and excuses and failures. "Mr. Bush, you cannot be AWOL when you have started a war and sent our young people into battle. You are deserting your responsibilities."